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G. A. HUBER.

SIGNALING APPLIUATION FILED JAN. 9, 1904.

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GUSTAV ADOLPH HUBER, OF MOUNTI-IOPE, NFIW YORK.

SIGNALING- SPEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 759,281, dated May 10, 1904.

Application filed annary 9, 1904. Serial No. 188,413. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GUs'rAv ADoLrI-I HUBER, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Mounthope, borough of Bronx, county of New York, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Signaling, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates generally to signaling, and refers more specifically to means for generating electricity and selecting a circuit through which the current is to pass.

The object of my invention is to provide a compact device for the generation of electricity, doing away with the necessity of batteries and the inconveniences and expense which are attendant upon their use. i

I have aimed to make my invention especially suitable for a signaling system in houses or apartments, and to that end I have invented a device which is inexpensive to construct and simple to operate.

A further object is to provide simple means for selecting the circuit through which the electric current generated may pass,and thereby select a particular apartment which it is desired to signal Without operating the signals in other apartments. This selecting means is preferably placed in close proximity to the generating means at the signaling-station. I do not wish to be understood as limiting my- .self to this particular use, however, as it is evident that my invention may be put to various uses. For example, it would be an advantageous signal for vessels in signaling from the pilot-house to the engine-room, since in place of the usual mechanical signaling devices the pilot would have a signal more easily operated and informing him immediately if the engine-room, had failed to receive his signal.

1 have shown my invention in a preferred form in the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which similar characters of reference refer to similar parts in the several views. Changes in the constructions there shown may of course be made within scope of the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation, parts being broken away. Fig. 2 is an end elevation, parts being broken away. Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic view showing a wiring system in which my invention is used. Fig. 4 is a detail View showing a direct-current generator in place of the alternator shown in Fig. 3.

Figs. 1 and 2 show my means for generating an electric current, which consists, broadly, of an armaturerotating in the field of the magnet, a spring-motor adapted to rotate the armature, and a train of gears and levers for tensioning the spring-motor at will. A circuit (shown in Fig. 3) leads from the source of electrical supply to a plurality of signalbells, and a movable switch is adapted to be brought into contact with one of the electrodes, (here shown stationary,)to which lead separate circuits from the corresponding signal-bells.

Referring now more in detail, 1 is a magnet, in whose field rotates the armature 2, mounted on the shaft 3, which carries the gear t outside the magnet. In Fig. 3 1 have shown an armature adapted to produce an alternating current, although 1 can equally well employ one producing a direct current, as shown by 5 in Fig. 4. In the latter case, however, I prefer to use an armature having six poles instead of two.

6 is a spring-motor having one end secured to the bar 2 1 and the other end to the shaft 8. The motor works in the guides 9, which are held in position by the bars 10. On the shaft 8 is mounted at one end the ratchet 11, and the gear 12 is loosely carried by the shaft 8 and meshes with gear 4. This goal-12 provided with the pawl 13, engaging with the ratchet. When the shaft 8 rotates in one direction, the pawl slips idly over the teeth of the ratchet and the gear 12 is unaffected. On

rotating the shaft 8 in the opposite direction,

a train of gears, one of which, 14, is mounted on the shaft 8 and another gear, 15, meshing therewith, on the shaft 7. Secured to the gear 15 is the slotted link 16, connected to the bell-crank lever 17 pivoted at 18. 'The arm 19 of the bell-crank lever is connected to a plunger 20, provided with a spring-seat 21 and a button 22. It will be seen that on actuating the plunger the levers are operated in such a manner as to rotate gears 14 and 15 in the direction of their respective arrows and to thereby rotate shaft 8 to tension the spring-motor 6. The plates 23 serve to hold the mechanism firmly together and are joined by any suitable means, as the bars 24. The mechanism is attached to the wall by means of an angle-bracket 25.

The electric current passes from the armature at 26 over the circuit 27 to a plurality of signal-bells 28, 29, 30, and 31, each provided with a separate circuit 32, 33, 34, and 35, respectively, leading to corresponding stationary electrodes 36, 37 38, and 39. These electrodes are secured to an arm 40, depending from an angle cast integral with the plates 23, and has the portions between the electrodes insulated with any suitable material. A switch 41 is connected by the circuit 42 to the table 43, composed of fiber, rubber, or some suitable insulating material. This switch is provided with a rack 44, into which meshes gear 45. A stop 46 is provided to limit the movement of the switch. The gear 45 is operated on the shaft 47, which in turn is rotated by the knob 48. This knob is marked into divisions corresponding to the electrodes, so that the switch can be brought accurately into contact with any of the electrodes without having the switch exposed to the sight. While I here show the switch movable and the electrodes stationary, it is evident that I could have the switch stationary and the electrodes movable Without departing from the spirit of my invention.

My armature is inclosed in the usual manner in casing 49. The magnet is kept from displacement by guides 50.

The operation of my device is as follows: The switch 41 is brought into contact with the desired electrode by means of the knob 48 and connections. A circuit is then established with the desired signal-bell, while the other signal-bells will be unaffected. The plunger 20 is now pushed and the gears 14 and 15 rotated in the directions of the arrows through the action of the bell-crank 17 and link 16. The lever-arms are loosely connected, and the link 16 is provided with a slot in order to allow for the rotary motion produced by the gear 15. The latter gear operates through As the shaft8 has been rotated to tension the spring-motor 6, there has been no effect on the gear 12, the pawl 13 passing idly over the ratchet 11. As the spring unwinds, however, this pawl engages with the teeth of the ratchet, and as the latter is carried around in the opposite direction by the rotation of the shaft 8 the gear 12 is rotated in the direction of the arrow and in turn rotates the gear 4, as indicated by the arrow, and thus rotates the armature 2. During this unwinding the train of gears and levers which tension the spring are of course operated in the opposite direction and returned to their normal position, when the plunger 20 can again be pushed in if it is desired to repeat the signal.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In an electric signaling device, amagnet, a rotatable armature located in the field of said magnet, a train of gears adapted to rotate said armature, a spring-motor adapted to actuate said train, a second train of gears adapted to tension said motor, levers adapted to operate said second train of gears, a spring-seated plunger adapted to operate said levers at will, an unbroken circuit leading from said armature to a plurality of signal-bells, circuits leading from said bells to corresponding stationary electrodes, a movable switch in circuit with said armature, adapted to contact with said stationary electrodes.

2. In an electric signalingdevice, amagnet, a rotatable armature mounted on a shaft located in the field of said magnet, a ratchet mounted on a second shaft, engaging gears carried by said shafts, a pawl fixed to one gear and adapted to engage with said ratchet, a springmotor secured to said second shaft and adapted to rotate the same, guides for said spring-motor, a train of gears adapted to rotate said sec- 0nd shaft and to tension said motor, levers adapted to operate said train of gears, a plunger adapted to operate said levers at will, an unbroken circuit leading from said armature to a plurality of signal-bells, circuits leading from said bells to corresponding stationary electrodes,a movable switch in circuitwith said armature adapted to contact with said stationary electrodes.

3. In an electric signaling device, a magnet, a rotatable armature mounted on a shaft located in the field of said magnet, a ratchet mounted on a second shaft, engaging gears carried by said shafts, a pawl fixed to one gear and adapted to engage with said ratchet, a springmotor secured to said second shaft and adapted to rotate the same, a train of gears adapted to rotate said second shaft and to tension said motor, levers adapted to operate said train of gears, a plunger adapted to operate said levers at will, an unbroken circuit leading from said armature to a plurality of signal-bells, circuits leadingfrom said bells to corresponding stationary electrodes, a movable switch in circuit With said armature, adapted to contact with said stationary electrodes.

4. In an electric signaling device, a magnet, a rotatable armature located in the field of said magnet, a shaft, a ratchet mounted thereon, a spring-motor, a train of gears adapted to rotate said shaft and to tension said springqnotor, means adapted to operate said train of gears at will, a gear carried loosely on said shaft, a pawl secured to the gear, and adapted to engage with the ratchet, a second gear meshing With the last-mentioned gear, mounted on the armature-shaft and adapted to rotate the same, an unbroken circuit leading from said armature to a plurality of signal-bells, circuits 5 leading from said bells to corresponding stationary electrodes, a movable switch in circuit with said armature adapted to contact with said stationary electrodes.

Signed at New York city this 2d day of 20 January, 1904.

GUS"AV ADOLPH HUBER.

Witnesses:

EMIL E. HANDEL, RAYMOND (J; SPAUDLING. 

